Inscription
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1849 - 1924, writer, lived here.
Greater London Council
Burnett lived here for 5 years in the 1890s.
Site: Frances Hodgson Burnett (1 memorial)
W1, Portland Place, 63
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
Born as Frances Eliza Hodgson in Cheetham Hill on the edge of Manchester on 2...
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Greater London Council
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